The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. [], Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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CONKOE COURIER
ONES, Editof
vxd Prop.
rier is entered at the Conroe Postomce
as second-claSs mail matter.
subscription price
15, 1895
NOYEMBEK
Conroe.
do, do your.best.
to advertise is all
the tim
Never frt a thing by halves.
If it is right, do it; if is wrong, let
it alone.
The man who lives for gam
alone dies with carbuncles on his
^conscience.
^Grumbling is a dangerous dis-
ease and liable to become chron-
ilnot checked in the incipient
|Jf jou are going to do anything
n Don't exhaust all your en
liking about this, that and
democrats loss some
tions last week, if the
bt anything no one has
.paper files, heavy
pens, pen holders,
stationary at the
out 4
other day and
pay her dentists
of mean men.
"Tt^Wifl be barre
.ute of limitation.
fcd the
tooth
|sed to
sakin
It the
stat-
Patronize home institutions.
By keeping your mony at home as
much as possible, the financial
status of the entire community will
t>e greatly improved.
One of the freaks of the age is
Miss Ella Ewing of Boone county,
Mo., who is 24 years old, 8 feet
inches tall and weighs 270 lbs.
2r shoes measure 17 inches
th.
:as was as densely populat
ork, she would contain
ibitants. If as
Massachusetts
population of
3
thii
she wl
71,494.8'
A Doubl?
young lady thl
goods was wcr!
yard." "I'll . 11
•said the object be{
The goods were ci
wrapped up. The]
said: "Just send the
my grandmother, she'!
informed
n piece of
kisses'per
yards,"
;leeves.
neatly
and
For good and sufficie^
the Palmer Times
sale. It is now paying 5250 per
month net above all expenses.
The I?lmes has carried a larger ad-
vertising patronage this fall than
in Eliis county. The
new, and has a nice job
[Can be bought cheap. Ad-
nmes, Palmer, Texas.
The \ an Alstyne News says:
"On a show down vote next sum-
mer, at the proper time, the sound
money vote in Texas will pan out
like "sound money day" at the
Fair last week. There will be
Judge Hardy, Land Commissioner
Baker, Col. Hughes and a few
other would-be leaders, but no
followers, and it takes followers to
make things hum in politics."
A FINR SCHOOL
BUILDING IS NOW A CER-
TAINTY, WORK TO COM-
MENCE AT ONCE.
CONROE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS.
Plans for a S1500 School Building asked
for by Monday Noon to be turned
in to the Scnool Trustees.
lend us a helping hand.
ARNOLD MILL.
Tuesday, Nov. 12,
Editor Conroe Courier:—
1895.
Last Saturday the trustees met
in the postoffice to discuss a school
building. Mr. S- S. Griffith was
present arid renewed his proposi-
tion to donate a lot and $500 in
money provided the citizens would
se $£©0, with the additional
proposition: That he would put
up $100 for every additional $100
over $500 the people raised. The
trustees accepted the proposition
and appointed Mr. G. C. Leffler to
circulate a subscription paper.
Monday Messes, Leffler and
Griffith started out and Mr. Grif-
fith remarked to the editor in the
evening that they had $600 good
money subscribed, and that the
school building was a certainty,
and work would commence on it
as soon as they could get plans.
We are requested to ask all car-
penters and contractors to draw up
plans for the best building that can
be put up for $1500, and submit
same to the trustees by Monday
non, the 18th inst. They wjll se-
lect the best and then ask for bids
for putting it up. This is a matter
we are all interested in, and every
mechanic should feel enough inter
est to comply with the request.
We are sadly in need of a- school
building, and now if-we can get it,
let every one do something to ac-
-CkmQHgTl H A tvvn Qtn.ry
' building is"The presStngf'ne e <3~,with
plenty of room, and $1500 will
build one that would loom up and
be the pride of Conroe. We now
have a bank, churches, good rail
road facilities and as fine a country
as you will find anywhere, and
with a fine school building Conroe
will be strictly in the swim.
Commissioners
Commissioners court convened
Monday, Judge B. H. Powell
presiding, commissioners C. T
Darby, E. B. Steward, J. P. Tad-
lock and N. Webber being present,
M. S. Cooper acting clerk. The
court transacted business as follows
Abe Goodson was dropped
from the pauper roll.
Mitildia Deveraux was placd on
the pauper roll at $4 per month.
The quartely report of J. B. Ad
dison, Co. Treasurer, was approved.
The quarterly report of B. H.
Powell as Co. Supt. of public
schools was approved •
The annual report of J. B. Ad-
dison, showing receipts and dis-
bursements of school funds was
approved.
. The quarterly report of B. H.
Powell, County Judge, showing
fines collected and paid to the
treasurer $188.00, was approved.
The quarterly reports of Jno.
Sterett, N. Webber, I. C. Griffith,
Basil Baker, P. W. Davis, W. F.
Saunders and A. E. Anderson were
approved.
The qurterly report' of A. H.
Traylor, tax collector, was approv-
ed showing collections for the past
three months as follows: county,
$1699.84; state $2717.87, making a
total of $3417.71.
The following accounts were
allowed:
An exchange puts it this way:
"A child is born; the M. D. gets
*>15 ; the editor writes it up and gets
o. The child is christened the
minister gets $5; the editor writes
jt up and gets 00. In time the
child marries, the minister gets $10;
the editor writes it up and gets 000.
In the course of time the child,
now old. dies; the doctor gets $5
to S50; the minister $5; the under-
taker geits'$25 to $100; the editor
publishes if and is awarded with
0,000. .
J S Sullivan, holding 3 inquest J 15.00
Willis Index, stationery & printing 10.50
Dealy & Bailey, bridge work 989.33
\V H Bailey bridge material 4.50
C M Osborn, lumber 5.02
Conroe Courier, stationery 2.25
W P Mercer, bridge repair 4.50
G K Arnet, repairs on cistern 5.00
W B Wood, merchandise 50.00
M A Anderson, opening and bridg-
ing new road 140.00
Clark & Courts, stationery 34-55
Dawsey Printing Co., stationery, 12.50
J Wahrenberger & Co., merchan-
dise 51.10
Jno T Thompson, express charges . .50
A L 'Edwards, repairs on bridges.... 133:95
W J Goff, repair on bribge 20.00
I C Griffith, feeding prisoners 480.9c
I C Griffith, jail guard 91.00
P W Herbert, washing for.prisoners 8.00
E B Stewart, inspecting bridges 12.00
J T Tadlock, inspecting road and
bridges 42.00
C Madeley, building two bridges ... 45.00
N Webber, holding inquest and in-
specting bridges * n.oo
J T Thompson, keeping financial
ledger % 25.00
B H Powell, services as Co. Supt.
of public schools 198.00
J T Thompson, recording deed........ 5.25
C T Darby, inspecting bridges 6.00
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Arnold were
in Houston this week.
Mr. Phil Herbert, that alert offi-
cial, was here a few days ago.
Miss lone Burns went on a visit
to her home last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Addie Steussy returned to
her home here last week, after
quite a stay in Conroe.
Quite a little crowd met at the
hospitable home of Mr. J. B. Eth-
eridge last Sunday evening and
spent a few hours in that ever
pleasant exercise—singing.
We failed to mention last week
that Mr. Lee Rankin of Houston,
had been on a short visit to his
cousin Mrs W. K. Locke. He is
always a welcome visitor in crCh
midst.
Master Fred Guest happened to
quite a serious accident yesterday.
In attempting to rip open a ball,
the scissors slipped and went into
his eye, inflicting a bad wound but
'tis thought not fatal to the sight
From a point of view we noticed
a young man grab a club, and start
up the walk Sunday afternoon.
Fearing trouble we looked again
and noticed that some one else had
his girl. 'Twas settled amicably.
Three or four couples went grape
hunting Sunday afternoon—some-
how they must have been partial
to one couple, because they re-
mained on the bridge while the
others got the grapes, and shared
with them on their return.
Why is he so anxious to learij
"No kiss."
Why was J. M. so persistent in
singing Sunday night. He usually
gets tired.
She says she admires him be-
cause he has eyes like Ed. Who
can "Ed" be?
Some one has been wondering
who "Bill" is, so I'll give my full
name. bill t. simmons.
Y\ ILLIS WHITLINGS.
THAKV THOUGHTS.
►<jgl
' r*°
<• - Tliarp
Editor Conroe Courier :
Mr. McNew was in town Sunday.
Prof. Frazer went to Conroe Sat-
urday.
Mrs Anderson Talley has been
sick the past week.
Mrs. S. A. Minnock is visiting
her daughter, Mrs Roberts.
Miss Daisy Pergerson, who- has
been quite sick is recovering.
Mrs. Rankin Avho has been visit-
ing her sister Mrs. Roberts, return-
ed to her home at Hempstead
Thursday.
do you know
That he is partial to widows?
That she said it wasn't any of his
business?
That her best fellow got married
last week?
That there is another wedding to
come off soon?
That he says he is going away
before Christmas?
That she never heard the sad
uews 'till Sunday?
That she has been waiting very
patiently for a letter?
That somebody was all smiles
last Sunday evening?
That she says "Under the cir-
cumstances he's excusabe."
That Montgomery has an attrac-
tion for him as well as Conroe?
That the poor fellow got the full
benefit of the shower Saturday.
That he said: "the old folks can
marry twice and he can't marry
once." -
That Conroe has some attaction
for a certain person? It must be
that "New House." fidi amjgi.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1S95.
Editor Conroe Courier:
Mr. J. C. Daniel is off from his
school for a week.
The two story residence of Mr.
Brice is fast wearing completion.
Mrs.-Josie Frampton is over at
Richmond visiting relatives in that
city.
The carpenters are at work on a
handsome fence aronnd the- King
Hotel.
Nearly a dozen residences around
town have been repaired in the
past few weeks.
Mr. Tom Sandell's residence
will soon be completed and ready
for occupancy.
Rev. Mr. Tynes gave a lecture
on The Life of Christ at the Bap-
tist Church Tuesday night. He also
lectured Sunday night.
Willis is not dead. Everyone
%as more work than they can han-
dle and carpenters will have more
to do the coming year than ever
before.
The Baptist church held confer-
ence Sunday after Sunday school
and called Rev. Mr Tynes for
next year. It is not certain that he
will accept the call.
The Sea island cotton gin of
J_.eslie and Son is broken, and Sea
islahd cotton farmers near town
have to carry their catton several
miles in the country to other gins.
they say
They wonder if red hair has any
thing to with fast running.
That he maybe "horse-faced" but
he knows how to make some of the
society leaders green with envy.
~ That if you would see every
young man in town on Sunday af-
ternoons, you must visit "Quality
Hill."
That the boys were all rtght as
long as he ran, but when he came
towards them—well that was no
"standing" joke.
That at the mention of "thicket"
a certain young society gentleman
gives evidence that he never saw
a thicket during the first part of his
"important career.
' Tjiat he showed that he was
by strikinglinto the big
2. 89£ ruacl instead of taking khe side walk
in/1 lYaffinrr tli£i K/jnian r1 f no noon.
and getting the benefitN of the beau-
tiful surprise the boys had for him.
That if his corns hurt so bad
that he must inform the public as
to their condition a public subscrip-
tion ought to be raised to have
them removed. headlong.
MONTGOMERY MINUTES.
rl.ii
HONEA HEADLIGHTS.
Tuesday, Nov.
Editor Conroe Courier:—
. 12, 1895.
to Conroe
5 cents will buy a dozen lead
pencils, or a package of envelopes,
or a dozen pen points or a large
200 page tablet at Mrs. H. P.
Jones. Stationery Store, Conroe,
Texas.
J. H. Brookins went
Sunday on business.
Mrs. J. B. Hendrick is visiting
at Conroe's mill this week.
Mrs. Parish went to Conroe
Wednesday for medical advice.
Postmaster W. H. Honea went
to Conroe one day last week on
business.
Mrs. Sallie Gilmore went to
Montgomery shopping one day last
week. Contra iriness.
They say that she calls him hqr
"Jimmie Boy."
Wonder who pinned the rose on
his coat Sunday.
Wonder who put the roses under
their plates Sunday noon.
They say that he is all smiles
since he heard that his girl was
coming back.
They say that he told her when
he gave her the candy, that when
the oranges and apples came, he
would give her all she could eat.
They say he went to,^school
Thursday and when he came back,
said he obeyed the first rule of
school, which is "love the teacher."
They say that he said he. would
like to be some one's' 'Jimmie Boy,"
and as soon she would call him
that as any one. multun in PARvof*0i'
uesday Nov* 12, 1895
Bdifor Ctjaroe Courier:—
A. H. Traylor was over from
Conroe Saturday.
Townsend the Singer seHvin:
mackine man, was doing the town
last week.
Mr. Hooper has purchased four
Tne Jersey cows and calves at a
cost of §350. This is a move
(lie right direction.
Tuesday of last week, while out
gunning, Henry Furlow shot and
tilled a large gray eagle, which
measured seven feet from tip to tip
of his wings when spread.
. T. F. Brantley, representing A.
H. Traylor, is in town this week
collecting Taxes. He is an all
lound business man, and his many
friends here think he would make
a first class county clerk the next
term.
Th§" birthday party and musicale
given by the ladies of the Meth-
odist church last Friday proved
quite a success. A royal good
time was enjoyed, and $65 had
been collected when the cotton
fire broke up the entertainment.
Lasc Friday night a fire broke
out in Mr. Nobles barn and cotton
sheds, in which there were three
hundred bales of cotten stored.
The people turned out and fought
the flames nobly. Fifty bales and
several hundred bushles of corn
was burned, and is a total loss as
there was no insurance. It is
thought to be the work of an in-
cendiary. S.
DANVILLE DOINGS.
1895.
Tuesday Nov.
Editor Conroe Courier:—
Several of our citizens visited
Huntsville the last week to pur-
chase dry goods.
The convict camp is about finish-
ed and the "College" as the boys
call it will soon be full of pupils.
The 'possum is getting fat and
the boys will soon make the woods
Ving with merry shouts as they
hunt this cunning game.
There were about-five weddings
ariiong the Polanders around here
Sunday, and for /Kvo or three days
thereafter, they engaged in eating,
drinking, and dancing.
they say
That he loves "birds," provided
that he can get the one he wants.
That it was "Strange" that he
knows'so well who "Sawyer" is.
That ;if he wanted a tooth pick he
^oujef have gotten something small-
han a shoe.
'hat if he wants to see the
school teacher so bad he ought to
to -see'her and stop ialking
yj. W. COLLIER. -S
DEALER IN
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE,
Conroe : : :
The St- Louis Ctep Cash Store
★ TAKES PLEASURE ★
In advising our many customers that we have enlarged our
building, are receiving lots of new and seasonable goods, and are
better prepared than ever to meet their many demands.
YOU are in the market to buy.
WE are in the market to sell. You want the best goods for
the least money and we have them in Dry Goods, Dress Goods,
Ribbons, Laces, Clothing, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats. Caps,
etc. Please remember me and give me your patronage. I strive
to please.
M. I SILVERMAN.
Goods
r
Times are dull and money is scarce, and I have marked everything in
in my stock down. Cash will buy lots of stuff now:
An [Elegant Line of Fashionable Jewelry
Just received at Low Prices.
A full line of new shoes bought before the rise at $1 per pair
and up, and everything ejse in proportion. Cajll and see my goods and
get my prices before buying elsewhere. No trouble to show goods.
EC. I >. Trammell.
(Tj
-jT)
WHYi NOT" ^
us fit you up in a
Gqad^Fall Suit? We have
the stock and prices. If you
call and examine our Cloth-
ing we will sell you.
That we want to make you be
lieve we are the 'Onliest House
in Montgomery county that have
the good'sj but we are 2t the
head of the column.
fRY
Us on your winter Shoe bill.
We will positively save you
money. We have the. best
stock in the county.
Is a fact that we carry one of
the best selected stocks of gro-
ceries in this section and sell as
cheap as the cheapest.
I. CONROE.
WILL CONROE, Manager.
This is strictly a cost sale. Just
compare my prices with those of
others and they are paralizing.
Read following bargaings
ana be convinced:
Misses $1 00 spring heel kids for $
1 75 dongola oxford, pat tip.
1 25
1 50
1 50 button kid, patent tip ... ii 10
5 " " 80
2 25 " fine kid, pat tip . 1 60
50 don.cola congress 1 25
2 00 calf congress, pat tip 1 25
2 75 coarser calf bals 1 75-
3 00 fine congress.. 2 00
1 50 heavy congrfess
buff bals x IO
buff bals 85
50 calf bals r 65
2 50 calf congress'.,.. j 65
Nice lot ladies short waist from 35c to 1 00
vests from 10c to 30
trunks at strictly cost.
— ■ a ct5
?> 4
! Ladies
Mens
*
v? in
Do you Ship Cotton?
We handle on Commission.
Low charges for handling.
LIBERAL^ADVANCES.
LONG EXPERIENCE.
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS.
Stencil ard Market Reports.
Correspondence Solicited.
H I) TAYLOR & SONS
GROCERIES and COTTON,
Houston, Texas.
75 heavt- knit outing skirts 40 to 50
00 a!! woo! overshirtS for 1 25
50 overshirts for..
25
83 Egyptian ribbed undershirts!.
75 Balbriggan undershirts for 50
75 white merino undershirts for 45
25 white cotton •• I5
5 50 our best cashmere pants for 3 50
1 50 best jeans pants for x qq
1 50 and 1 25 cotton ades for 1 00 75
10 00 suits of clothes for Q 0q
7°° •' • - 4 00
3 00 bovs suits for , ^
50 suspenders for
75 fine silk handkerchiefs for
75 black silk handkerchief for
10 extra heavy custom flannel for..
20 yards Ginghams for a
20 yards of calico for a
12 yards of cotton adt-s for a . ' 1 00
Large lot of mens hats at strictly cost.
Arid- so on down the list. Our bar-
gains are too numerous to men-
tion-, them all. Call early and
secure your bargains.
W. E. BUTTON,
cONROE. TEXAS.
. , °'d Papers for sale at the
pOW -pri(? °f 25c per 100 at fjie
Courier Office.
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Jones, H. P. The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. [], Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1895, newspaper, November 15, 1895; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth379742/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.